I know this thread is a lil old but since yellowsn0w is out im sure more people may consider getting 3g locked phones which are slightly cheaper from overseas. Well, i for one just ordered mine yesterday .....only to find out about the thing called SIRIM AP+Sales tax+RM18

Well, i got some slight good news though. I read this thread people said iphone SIRIM AP would cost RM250-RM350. I personally called SIRIM today and they said its RM200. So its slightly cheaper .

Tax i guess is 10%. The thing about declaring your item value with customs is if you state a high price and you bought it with insurance, then you are covered for that price. But if you state it for a low price trying to evade the sales tax, you may just lose your item on the way and get very little insurance coverage. So consider this first.

My case it was declared at $400. I actually bought it for $500(conversion at 3.7=RM1850..saving around 700-800 ringgit i suppose), 16GB iphone 3g black. Its still cheaper than the officially unlocked. I'm not that worried because the iphone dev team said yellowsn0w will soon come out of beta. Even now, with the "beta" word, from feedbacks from lowyat malaysian forumers, it seems to be working fine on our 3 main carriers...havent heard about Umobile lol.

Just thought i should share since im usually just a lurker. Hope this is helpful

Additional Edit: Oh yea, i will be trying to evade the SIRIM thing if i ever get stuck during custom check.

Im gonna say its "not" working lol. So there wont be any use paying for a SIRIM APPROVED when its not working right? I mean how can SIRIM approve it in the first place. Will ruin their reputation.

Instead of the usual procedure where people go to SIRIM first(to pay for the RM200 sticker) then to Customs in KLIA, i will go direct to customs and tell them its not working. I will ask them to open the box. I will pop in my SIM and guess what...it wont work no signal lol probably not even activated via itunes can say its bricked lol. Please correct me if im wrong but im 99% they aint really tech savvy.

Then i will say, seller said he found out not working but already shipped. So i will have to ship back to seller. Then just bagi duit kopi or what settle lo

Note: I requested mine to be already activated via itunes. Hence, making the effect more convincing. You can even ask the custom officer to pass his sim if he wants to test to see if got signal. If cant call/sms whatsoever....its no longer considered a phone. So why should they ask you go to SIRIM lol.

I should prolly start a thread on how to buy Iphones from overseas since, yellowsn0w has created new open boundaries. Please give me feedback on whether i should start one.

This post has been edited by miroddinz: Jan 23 2009, 11:31 PM

haha yup wish me luck . But if im luckier, it will just pass customs without it being stuck there.

Awesome news guys ! Really made my CNY!!
Out of Foreign Customs, January 28, 2009, 8:22 pm, MALAYSIA
Into Foreign Customs, January 28, 2009, 8:05 pm, MALAYSIA
Arrived Abroad, January 28, 2009, 3:59 pm, MALAYSIA
International Dispatch, January 25, 2009, 6:16 am, FOREIGN CENTERJERSEY CITY NJ 099
Electronic Shipping Info Received, January 22, 2009

It cleared Customs!

haha i guess im considered lucky then.
Mine was declared as "phone" with value of 400USD. Why so high declaration you may ask? Coz i bought insurance for shipping...later get lost on the way all the money gone lo. haha.

Lucky enough, it cleared customs LOL! Despite the word "phone" clearly written.

Total cost me: RM1960 plus shipping+insurance.

So i guess its worth it lo lol...but then again...still at post office..Tmr going to collect coz inssured items wont be sent with post man but held at the post office for personal collection.
So whether its worth it...will have to see tomorrow ...Can't wait!!